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New President for Okada Manila

Mon, Nov 23, 2020

Okada Manila COO Byron Yip has been promoted to president of the casino hotel.

Yip, whose responsibilities have included Okada Manila’s casino, succeeds Takashi Oya, who also served as co-vice chairman of Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment, the Philippine-based company that operates the property as a subsidiary of Japan’s Universal Entertainment Corp.

Yip’s “remarkable business leadership has led to the phenomenal growth of Okada Manila and made it a leading integrated resort in terms of gross gaming revenue in the Philippines,” said Hajime Tokuda, who heads the overseas business division of Tokyo-listed Universal.

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March 13-16, 2023: SIGMA Eurasia, Festival Arena Intercontinental Hotel, Festival City, Dubai, UAE. Asia being at the forefront of modern iGaming and its growing prosperity makes it a core player in the gaming industry of the future. For more information visit sigma.world/eurasia.

March 15-16, 2023: IGSA Technology Summit Focus: Sports Betting, Italian American Club, Las Vegas, NV. This must attend summit will focus on four key topics: Sports Betting, Cashless and Credit wagering, Metaverse and Cyber Risk and Security. For more information visit www.igsa.org.

March 21-23, 2023: ASEAN Gaming Summit, Manila, Philippines. Organized by AGB (Asia Gaming Brief). For more information visit https://aseangaming.com.

March 21-23, 2023: CasinoBeats Summit (Spring iGaming Week), Intercontinental, St Julian’s, Malta. Organized by KPMG and Gaming Malta. For more information visit https://sbcevents.com/casinobeats-summit.

March 27-30, 2023: Indian Gaming Tradeshow & Convention, the largest gathering of tribal leaders and casino executives in the country. San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA. https://www.indiangamingtradeshow.com/510/indian-gaming-tradeshow-home.htm

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May 9-11, 2023: SBC Summit North America, Meadowlands Exposition Center, New Jersey. The Leading Sports Betting and iGaming event in North America. Organized by SBC. For more information visit https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-north-america.

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